Congress, get this deal done
April 22, 2020
Washington, D.C. – The Senate passed funding yesterday to replenish President Donald Trump’s Paycheck Protection Program, which offers forgivable loans to small businesses fighting to survive during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
“My administration has worked aggressively with Congress to negotiate this critical $428 billion funding package,” President Donald Trump said last night.
Tennessee Department of Health announces COVID-19 Drive Through Testing Locations to be Open this Weekend
April 22, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health will offer 18 drive-through events across the state this weekend to make COVID-19 testing available to Tennesseans who are concerned about their health or the health of their family members.
Anyone with health concerns, or who has concerns about the health of a family member, is invited to come to one of these locations this weekend to receive testing for COVID-19 Coronavirus.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #23
April 22, 2020
Nashville, TN – Today, Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus relief.
Governor Lee’s daily press conferences will resume next Monday through Thursday at 3:00pm CT and can be viewed here. Governor Lee has also established a website specific to COVID-19 Coronavirus updates which can be found here.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 22nd, 2020
April 22, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
The FDA authorized the first diagnostic test with an at-home sample collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) COVID-19 RT-PCR Test to permit testing of samples self-collected by patients at home using LabCorp’s Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test home collection kit.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Test for Patient At-Home Sample Collection
April 21, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19 Coronavirus.
Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) COVID-19 RT-PCR Test to permit testing of samples self-collected by patients at home using LabCorp’s Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test home collection kit.
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Tennessee COVID-19 Testing this Weekend Exceeded Expectations
April 21, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced that more than 11,000 Tennesseans received free COVID-19 Cornavirus tests through the weekend efforts of COVID-19 Unified-Command Group to offer tests regardless of traditional symptoms.
The COVID-19 Unified-Command Group is a joint partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA).
COVID-19 Unified-Command Group tests more than 11,000 Tennesseans this past weekend.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #21
April 20, 2020
Nashville, TN – Today, Monday, April 21st, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus relief.
Governor Lee’s daily press conferences will resume next Monday through Thursday at 3:00pm CT and can be viewed here. Governor Lee has also established a website specific to COVID-19 Coronavirus updates which can be found here.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Serological Test Validation, Education Efforts
April 19, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says every step we have taken as part of our approach to COVID-19 testing has been a careful balancing of risks and benefits in order to meet the urgent public health needs as we combat this new pathogen.
We have moved quickly and thoughtfully, and we are continuing to learn and adapt based on the real-world experience and data we’re seeing.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 18th, 2020
April 18, 2020
Silver Spring MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Foundation for the NIH announced a public-private partnership with the FDA and others to speed the development of COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine and treatment options.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 17th, 2020
April 17, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
The FDA provided an update on one potential treatment called convalescent plasma and is encouraging those who have recovered from COVID-19 Coronavirus to donate plasma to help others fight this disease. Convalescent plasma is an antibody-rich product made from blood donated by people who have recovered from the disease caused by the virus.
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